[DeTomaso] Mirrors on GT-40

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

I think what you are missing is when Kirby drives his GT-40 there isn't EVER anything behind him that is approaching.

It would be more appropriate to install long range scanners - like in Star Trek.

-----Original Message-----
>From: asajay at asajay.com
>Sent: Aug 25, 2010 6:58 PM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Mirrors on GT-40
>
>So they are actually mounted on the -inside- of the car, on the door  
>sill next to the window?  Interesting approach.
>
>Even though the vertical view out the rear on the Mach I is about six  
>inches, surprisingly it seems to be easier to set up mirrors on it  
>than my Pantera. I think a lot of that is due to how close the inside  
>rear view mirror is, which will change once I install the roll cage.
>
>Asa Jay
>
>Quoting Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>:
>
>> Ahhh.... a touchy subject. And nothing to with the subject here, but...
>> :-)
>>
>> A lot of guys don't like mirrors mounted on the doors or the fenders as they
>> did in the 'old days'.
>> 'It ruins the lines...'
>>
>> If you look close at the pictures on my website, you might be able to see
>> that I have simply velcro'd the small stick on mirrors onto my door sill
>> right next to the window. They certainly take some getting used to, but they
>> do work.
>> Once I got used to them, I never bothered getting anything else.
>>
>> Surprisingly, you can see quite a bit out of the normal rear view window.
>> Better, in my opinion, than you can in a Pantera. As you no doubt found out,
>> it probably took you some time to get used to seeing out the back with the
>> blind spots on the Pantera. Same kind of thing with the GT40.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 16:06, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Kirby,
>>>
>>> I don't see any outside mirrors on that.  For that matter, I don't see
>>> mirrors on a lot of GT-40s linked from your site?
>>>
>>> How does that work?
>>>
>>> Asa Jay
>>>
>>> Quoting Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> > I have the 'Halibrands' from Vintage Wheel on my GT40....
>>> >
>>> > http://www.vintagewheelsus.com/
>>> >
>>> > http://web.mac.com/kirbyschrader/
>>> >
>>> > Some purists will say that they are not 'real' GT40 wheels though... they
>>> > are missing the 'wine glass stem' and they are 17" and.... well, you get
>>> the
>>> > idea.
>>> > :-)
>>> >
>>> > Personally, I like them purely because I can get decent tires for the
>>> > street.
>>> > When I take it to the track next month, I plan on using the 15" wheels
>>> with
>>> > track tires/slicks.
>>> >
>>> > FWIW,
>>> > Kirby
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:40, Garth Rodericks
>>> > <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I think those are the same wheels Bob Benson runs on his black #3
>>> Pantera
>>> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=25547
>>> >>
>>> >> I also like the look of the Halibrands as far as aftermarket wheels go.
>>> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18914
>>> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18786&g2_page=7
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --- Original Message ---
>>> >>
>>> >> Oh.... You mean like these?
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.pbase.com/oburg/image/127279124
>>> >>
>>> >> Orville
>>> >>
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at
>>> >> realbig.com]
>>> >> On
>>> >> Behalf Of Kirby Schrader
>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:58 AM
>>> >> To: wkooiman at earthlink.net
>>> >> Cc: DeTomaso Mail List
>>> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] more on rear tire width
>>> >>
>>> >> Kinesis K58
>>> >>
>>> >> For example...
>>> >>
>>> >> http://superbuytires.com/Kinesis/K58%20RWD/
>>> >>
>>> >>
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